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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921 "FIREPROOF XMAS" SUGGESTIONS GIVEN 11/ D. Motthewa, UndarwriUr and Reeidtot of Wilmette, Offer. Son* Valuable Advice for tbje Season WATCH CHRISTMAS TREE â-  * Avoid Candles end All Inflammable Material on Tree, He Advises; Other Valuable Hints \V. D. Matthews, chief surveyor of the Chicago Board of Underwriters, whose home is at 830 Sixteenth street, Wilmette, has passed on to the Lake Shore News some valuable advice relative to "making Christmas fire- proof." ;, * Dangers Are Lurking "Too often the Christmas season, which should be an occasion of un- mixed cheer, becomes a time of trag*. cdy in many households because of death or serious injury by fire," says Mr. Matthews. "The highly inflam- mable evergreen trees and decora- tions or the cotton beard of a thinly disguised Santa Claus frequently ; ignite from a lighted candle or match and serious results ensue." f "It may be mentioned, also, that increasing the fire hazard 'by any means within the control or knowl- edge of the assured' releases the in- suring company from liability for loss unless there is a special stipulation covering such hazard." Valuable Suggestions Some of the precautions suggested by Mr. Matthews may be summarized briefly as follows: Christmas tree should be set up securely so that it will not easily topple over, and it should be located several feet away from any heating or lighting fixture. Metal tinsel with flake asbestos and powdered mica make excellent materials for snow effects and will not burn. Cotton and paper, on the other hand, are highly dangerous. The tree should never be illuminated with candles. There is some danger from the widely sold colored electric light assemblies due to insufficient insulation and other causes, but the hazard is small beside that of the lighted candle. Use Metal Ornaments Ornaments should be of metal and not of paper or pyroxylin plastic, which is commonly known as cellu- loid, pyralin,; French ivory, and by other trade names. Pyroxylin plastic is extremely inflammable and will ignite at a comparatively low tem- perature. Smokers should exercise great care with their patches and smoking ma- terials, and- parents should see that all matches are kept in metal or china containers out of reach of the young- sters. Toys involving the use of alcohol, gasoline or kerosene should be avoid- ed and low priced electrical play- things should be viewed with suspi- cion since they often are insecurely wired and flimsily constructed. An extremely hazardous plaything of comparatively recent development is the home motion-picture projector using celluloid film and often illumi- nated with a flimsy^ calcium carbide lamp. It would be difficult to place a more dangerous combination in the hands of the children. _;. Santa, Take Carol If the call for Santa Claus is a cry- ing need that will accepJ__no substi- tute, the impersonator should avoid long cotton "whiskers" and should keep away from lights and open fires. In order to prevent the spread of any fires that may start, a bucket or two of water and a fire extinguisher should be kept ready at hand. All the precautions that have been mentioned for the home should be strictly observed at public celebra- tions and, in addition, thought should be given to the matter of clear and adequate exits in case of fire. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS MAKE GARMENTS FOR THE POOR PHILHARMONIC GROUP AT THE SUNDAY CLUB Famous Quartet of Chicago Sym- phony Orchestra to Present Special Christmas Pro- gram December 25. MRS. BENEDICT IS SOLOIST Club Offers Evening of Music as a Fitting Close to Christmas Day Activities As a fitting close to a Christmas Day that will be replete with services of song and special devotion in the various churches, the Wilmette Sun- day Evening club offers to the north shore an exceptional program of music for the Vuletide, to be given by the Philharmonic String Quartet of the Chicago Symphony orchestra. The entire evening will be devoted to music. .„_ Mrs. Ethel Benedict, who appeared as soloist with the Apollo club when those singers visited Wilmette. will be the vocalist. Members of the Philharmonic quar- tet are all well known members of the Chicago Symphony orchestra. They are: George Daschâ€"First-'Violin. Fritz Itteâ€"Second Violin. Otto Roehrbornâ€"Viola Carl Bruecknerâ€"Cello. The Program The program of the quartet follows: Quartet in C major No. 17....Mozart I. Adagia-Allegro II. Andante Cantabile III. Menuctto IV. Molto Allegro (a) Spinning Song.....Hollaender (b) Valse Noble.............Laub Theme and Variations ....Beethoven (from*op. 18, No. 5) (a) The Andante Cantabile ...... ...................Tschaikowsky (b) Minuet ......___.. Bocch erini Intermezzo ........ Ippolitoff-Iwanow Humoresca-Scherzando Mrs. Marie Edwards Von Ritter's organ program, always one of the most attractive features of Sunday Evening club services, will be espe- cially appropriate to the. Christmas season. The numbers will be as fol- lows : Preludeâ€"Christmas.......... Dethier Pastoral ../................. Merkel Offertoireâ€"-Pastorale ........Harker Postludeâ€"Gloria from the 12th Mass....................Moz'art Young People's Union Presents Xmas Play Will Stage "What Men Live By" at Byron C. Stolp School Friday Evening, December 30 window that he had turned to watch herâ€"bewildered, but the car was in motion and he could not alight until the next corner was reached. He signaled the car to stop, rushed back in search of his benefactor only to find her gone. Thwarted in his search, he stood for some moments in thought, then drawing from his inner pocket a little crumpled letter he read: "Dear Santa Claus, please bring me a drum an' my little sister a dol an' bofe of Us sum candy." The Answered Letter A tremor of joy swept over his weakened body; he returned to the city this time to mingle with the happy throng. He purchased a drum, a doll, some candy, a calico dress for his wife and some food, having still left seven dollars for what-----we shall see. Thatâ€"night as he" walked to the 'door of his little home his wife, with tears in her eyes, met him with out- stretched arms. "Dear," he said, "has the landlord been here? Well, wife, dry your eyes, for another Lord that watches over all has sent His angel to us and I have the money to pay our rent: we need not leave our home."- "And these bundles, John, what are they?" "Theyâ€"theyâ€"why they are to put in those tiny stockings hanging by the chimney there." â€" Her sweet face was flushed with joy. "Oh, John! how happy I am 1 I Have sat here ever since our little ones hung up their stockings, hoping and praying that they might be spared a disappointment on Christmas day. But who is this angel?" At that very moment the angel had gathered around her fireside her dear ones, radiant with her nobleness, and two homes instead of one knew the full meaning of Christmas joy. Dr. Charles E. Geisse Osteopathic Physician Phone Wil. 2052 1150 Wilmette Ave. RESIDENCE PHONE 537 EVERYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS For you, for your friends, and for giftsâ€"in wearing apparel. UNIQUE STYLE SHOP B. Coplan, Proprietor 1126 Central Avenue Wilmette Phone WiL 2403 IOE301 The girls of the New Trier High school have been very busy the past month making garments for the poor of Chicago who are to be remem- bered by the United Charities. Miss Van Home's cooking classes brought supplies from home a few weeks ago and made candy which they sold to buy materials. The sew- ing classes of Miss Mochel and Miss Bertrams made forty-five garments tor children, while fifty old garments, donated by the students and patrons, were made over into suitable clothes. New Trier's Christmas spirit is also evident in the activities df the Girls' club. The members have been col- lecting clothing which, with a basket of food and a quantity of coal, will be given to a^poor family in Chicago. â- ""Mr; Edwards-Yonkers has returned to his home, 911 Sheridan road, from JJartmouth college, for the Christmas holidays. A comparatively new organization that has not been making much noise, but still has been doing a very im- portant work, is the Wilmette Young People's Union . vJThe Union is a confederation of the young people's societies of the vari- ous Wilmette churches and its pur- pose is to promote efficiency in each of the societies and to enable all to more effectually attain their common good purposes. Several successful meetings have been held including^sT Hallowe'en party at the Wilmette Methodist, church. The organization's most recent enterprise, however, is_a_ Christmas play, "What Men Live By", to be given at the Byron C. Stolp school on Friday evening, December 30. The play is a dramatization of the story by Tolstoi and is written by Virginia Church. - Jt is, directed by James Gib- son and includes in the cast: Ray Stephens, Norma Schuettge, Hildur Ouse, Kermit Bond, Edward Quayle, Signe Ouse and George Carleson. E. M. Stafford is helping in the coach- ing of the cast. The play which will be given at 1$ o'clock is open to the general public at a small admission fee. * CHRISTMAS EVE (Continued from Page 1) the sickly smile of this man, who, with his heavy heart was endeavor- ing to enjoy their conversation. Knows the Call Intuition born of experience, whis- pered in her earsâ€"help that man, It was repeated with greater stress. She knew the call, but how? He is not a beggar, his clothes, though worn, are not ragged 1 His hands were as thin and delicate as his face, but the, contrast as she glanced around the car was striking: he wa? the only one poverty seemed to touch. She watched him for,about one mile on their jonrney: his poorly nurtured body meant much to her. At last her street was called; she arose with others. This was fortunate, for it afforded a screen for her and as she passed the man she slipped into his folded hands a ten dollar gold piece. 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